Aizawl, April 7 (IANS) Ahead of the April 9 voting for the state’s lone Lok Sabha seat, Mizoram Police seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition in the state, police said here Monday. “Four AK-47 assault rifles and one machine gun were recovered from two suspected gun smugglers from Champhai town (in eastern Mizoram) along […]
Agartala, April 7 (IANS) A quarter of Tripura’s electorate cast their ballot till 10 a.m. Monday as polling was held in one of the two constituencies in the state, an official said. Balloting took place in West Tripura constituency with no untoward incidents reported so far, officials said. “Long queues were seen in most of the […]
Agartala, April 7 (IANS) Polling in one of the two Lok Sabha seats in Tripura began Monday in the first phase of India’s general election, officials said. Around 1.2 million voters are eligible to vote in the Tripura West constituency. Polling for the Tripura East seat will be held April 12. The 13 candidates in Monday’s […]
Agartala, April 7 (IANS) Voting for one of the two Lok Sabha seats in Tripura began Monday in the first phase of India’s general election, officials said. Around 1.2 million voters are eligible to vote in the Tripura West constituency. Polling for the Tripura East seat will be held April 12.
Perth, April 7 (IANS) A Malaysian government official has revealed that the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 avoided Indonesian airspace after leaving Kuala Lumpur, The Sydney Morning Herald reported Monday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to talk to the media, said Indonesian authorities said the plane did not […]
Tokyo, April 7 (IANS) US Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel Sunday urged China not to take unilateral action to resolve territorial disputes with its neighbours, saying Beijing must use its “great power” responsibly. “Great powers have great responsibilities. And China is a great power,” Press TV quoted Hagel as saying during a visit to Japan, which […]
Tokyo, April 7 (IANS/EFE) The US will deploy two more destroyers equipped with anti-missile systems in Japan prior to 2017 in response to the recent provocations by North Korea, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Sunday. In response to North Korea’s “pattern of provocative and destabilising actions” that violate UN resolutions, Hagel – at a Tokyo […]
Kigali, April 7 (IANS) The survivors of the 1994 Tutsi genocide in Rwanda appealed Sunday to Western countries to apprehend genocide fugitives ahead of Monday’s event to commemorate 20 years of the event. “I lost all my family during the genocide but the people who mercilessly killed them are moving freely in France and Belgium. I […]
Amman, April 7 (IANS) Jordan will issue $1 billion in Eurobonds before June, as the country seeks to benefit from the present low interest rate, the government said Sunday. The US-guaranteed Eurobonds will be issued in international markets as the interests rates are likely to increase in the second half of this year, Finance Minister Umayyah […]
Minister for Family and Community Services and Minister for Women Pru Goward today announced an eight week amnesty period for public housing tenants to report any undeclared income so their rent can be calculated correctly. Public housing tenants pay rent based on their income, so it is important that tenants are honest with the Government. […]